05.18.07
Dogs, Landscaping, and moles!
Well I finished up landscaping a major portion of my house. My intent was to put on the before pictures and then show the after pictures but I have not yet taken the after pictures. I need to get around to that.
- Landscaping is more expensive than I ever thought. Trees and plants are not cheap.
- Landscaping really does make a huge difference in the way a house looks.
- You can save a lot of money doing the landscaping yourself but it can be hard labor, but it is well worth it.
On to the dog part of the story. My neighbor has 2 dogs. One is a puppy and the other one is older. Just recently planted some flowers around my shed in the back yard. A few days later i go back there to water them and there are holes everywhere and the flowers have all been dug up. The neighbor’s dog jumped my fence and has been digging like crazy all the way around my shed, and i mean digging. I never thought a dog could dig that much. So the other day we mention this to the neighbor. She kinda just yells at the dog. I know she will do nothing to stop this. I have ran that dog out of my yard how many times that past few days and I am getting sick of it. I bought some stuff online that is supposed to keep dogs away but I am not sure how that will work. I am seriously thinking about popping it with a bb gun, so maybe it will learn. Anyone else got any suggestions? It seriously makes me sick. I replanted the flowers and sure enough the next day they were all dug up. It pisses me off because i spend all this money to make my yard and house look nice, while my neighbors dog comes over and ruins it. I don’t want to be the mean neighbor and call the authorities but what else can one do??
Oh yeah I also have a mole problem that doesnt seem to go away. I have tried a few different solutions but nothing has seemed to work that great. I bought some spray that didnt really do anything and then i bought these super sonic stakes that you drive into the ground that is supposed to keep them away. That seemed to work for awhile but it seems like they are either getting used to the sonic noise or something. These damn moles tear up a yard too. All suggestions are welcome.